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differences affect the process. Based on 

the information obtained from the 

comparison and from the SSA, it was 

determined that attestation will reduce 

our paper flow and handling and will 

work well in our current environment 

where the Board’s Field Service already 

completes most applications by 

telephone. 

Under both the current and amended 

systems, the RRB claims representative 

will identify a caller-applicant using our 

existing protocol and complete an 

application by interviewing the caller 

and entering the answers online into the 

Application Express (APPLE) system. 

APPLE is an online system that 

automates the filing of applications for 

retirement and survivor benefits and 

forwards the applications to the systems 

for payment. We now print out a copy 

of the completed application to send it 

to the applicant for signature and return. 

Under attestation, we will instead use 

defined scripts like SSA uses to confirm 

the applicant’s intent to file; attest to the 

reply by entering the answer in APPLE; 

print the cover notice with penalty 

clause and summary, and review it with 

the applicant over the telephone; release 

the case in APPLE for processing after 

the telephone review of the cover notice 

is complete; and send the applicant a 

cover notice and summary to keep. We 

will advise the applicant to review the 

cover notice and summary upon receipt, 

and contact the RRB promptly if the 

applicant needs to make any 

corrections. 

Attestation will end the return of 

application documents to our offices, 

reducing the volume of paper to be 

sorted, assigned, reviewed, input, 

scanned and indexed by the RRB. 

The Board, with the concurrence of 

the Office of Management and Budget, 

has determined that this is not a 

significant regulatory action under 

Executive Order 12866, as amended. 

Therefore, no regulatory impact analysis 

is required. There are no changes to the 

information collections associated with 

Part 217. 

List of Subjects in 20 CFR Part 217 

Railroad employees, Railroad 

retirement. 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, the Railroad Retirement 

Board amends title 20, chapter II, 

subchapter B, part 217 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations as follows: 

PART 217—APPLICATION FOR 

ANNUITY OR LUMP SUM 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 217 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 45 U.S.C. 231d and 45 U.S.C. 

231f. 

■ 2. Section 217.17 is amended by 

revising the section heading and 

paragraph (a) and adding paragraph (f) 

to read as follows: 

§ 217.17 What is an acceptable signature. 

* * * * * 

(a) A claimant who is 18 years old or 

older, competent (able to handle his or 

her own affairs), and physically able to 

sign the application, must sign in his or 

her own handwriting, except as 

provided in paragraph (e) or paragraph 

(f) of this section. A parent or a person 

standing in place of a parent must sign 

the application for a child who is not 

yet 18 years old, except as shown in 

paragraph (d) of this section. 

* * * * * 

(f) An acceptable signature may 

include: 

(1) A handwritten signature that 

complies with the rules set out in 

paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of this 

section; or 

(2) In the case of an application being 

taken and processed in the Railroad 

Retirement Board’s automated claims 

system, an electronic signature, which 

shall consist of a personal identification 

number (PIN) assigned by the Railroad 

Retirement Board as described in the 

application instructions; or 

(3) An alternative signature or 

signature proxy acceptable to the 

Railroad Retirement Board. An example 

of an alternative signature is attestation, 

which refers to the action taken by a 

Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) 

employee of confirming and annotating 

RRB records of the applicant’s intent to 

file or complete an application or 

related form, the applicant’s affirmation 

under penalty of perjury that the 

information provided is correct, and the 

applicant’s agreement to sign the 

application or related form. 

Dated: September 23, 2011. 

By Authority of the Board. 

Martha P. Rico, 

Secretary to the Board. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

26 CFR Part 301 

[TD 9545] 

RIN 1545–BG75 

Interest and Penalty Suspension 

Provisions Under Section 6404(g) of 

the Internal Revenue Code 

Correction 

In rule document number 2011–21164 

beginning on page 52259 through 52263 

in the issue of August 22, 2011, make 

the following corrections: 

301.6404–4 [Corrected] 

■ 1. On page 52262 in the second 

column, in § 301.6404–4(a)(7)(i) third 

paragraph, 15 lines from the bottom, the 

words ‘‘or Form 886–A’’ were 

inadvertently printed in italics. The 

words should not have been italicized, 

and are corrected as follows, ‘‘Form 

886–A.’’ 

■ 2. On page 52263 in the third column, 

in § 301.6404–4(c)(2)(ii) 11 lines down, 

article number two (ii) was printed on 

a separate line, above the word 

‘‘Example.’’ It should appear directly 

next to the word ‘‘Example.’’ It is 

corrected to appear as follows: (ii) 

Example. 

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BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2010–0719–201144; FRL– 

9472–2] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio, 

Kentucky, and Indiana; CincinnatiHamilton Nonattainment Area; 

Determinations of Attainment of the 

1997 Annual Fine Particulate 

Standards 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is determining that the 

tri-state Cincinnati-Hamilton, OhioKentucky-Indiana, fine particulate 

(PM2.5) nonattainment Area (hereafter 

referred to as ‘‘the Cincinnati Area’’ or 

‘‘Area’’) has attained the 1997 annual 

average PM2.5 national ambient air 

quality standards (NAAQS) and 

additionally, that the Area has attained 

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applicable attainment date of April 5, 

2010. The Cincinnati Area is comprised 

of Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and 

Warren Counties in Ohio; Boone, 

Campbell and Kenton Counties in 

Kentucky; and a portion of Dearborn 

County in Indiana. These 

determinations of attainment are based 

upon quality-assured and certified 

ambient air monitoring data for the 

2007–2009 period showing that the Area 

has monitored attainment of the 1997 

annual PM2.5 NAAQS. The requirements 

for the Area to submit an attainment 

demonstration and associated 

reasonably available control measures 

(RACM), a reasonable further progress 

(RFP) plan, contingency measures, and 

other planning State Implementation 

Plan (SIP) revisions related to 

attainment of the standard shall be 

suspended so long as the Area continues 

to attain the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS. 

DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is 

effective on October 31, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

Number EPA–R04–OAR–2010–0719. All 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the http://www.regulations.gov Web 

site. Although listed in the electronic 

docket, some information is not publicly 

available, i.e., confidential business 

information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the Internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either electronically through 

http://www.regulations.gov or in hard 

copy for public inspection during 

normal business hours at the Regulatory 

Development Section, Air Planning 

Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics 

Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: In 

Region 4, Joel Huey or Sara Waterson, 

Regulatory Development Section, Air 

Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and 

Toxics Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Mr. 

Huey’s telephone number is (404) 562– 

9104. Mr. Huey can also be reached via 

electronic mail at huey.joel@epa.gov. 

Ms. Waterson may be reached by phone 

at (404) 562–9061 or via electronic mail 

at waterson.sara@epa.gov. In Region 5, 

John Summerhays, Attainment Planning 

and Maintenance Section, Air Programs 

Branch (AR–18J), U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West 

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 

60604–3507. Mr. Summerhays’ 

telephone number is (312) 886–6067. 

Mr. Summerhays can also be reached 

via electronic mail at 

summerhays.john@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What actions is EPA taking? 

II. What are the effects of these actions? 

III. What are EPA’s final actions? 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. What actions is EPA taking? 

EPA is determining that the 

Cincinnati Area (comprised of Butler, 

Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren 

Counties in Ohio; Boone, Campbell and 

Kenton Counties in Kentucky; and a 

portion of Dearborn County in Indiana) 

has attained the 1997 annual PM2.5

NAAQS. This determination is based 

upon quality-assured, quality-controlled 

and certified ambient air monitoring 

data that shows the Area has monitored 

attainment of the 1997 annual PM2.5

NAAQS based on the 2007–2009 data 

and is continuing to attain with 2008– 

2010 data. EPA is also determining, in 

accordance with EPA’s PM2.5

Implementation Rule of April 25, 2007 

(72 FR 20664), that the Cincinnati Area 

has attained the 1997 annual PM2.5

NAAQS by its applicable attainment 

date of April 5, 2010. 

Other specific requirements of the 

determination and the rationale for 

EPA’s action are explained in the notice 

of proposed rulemaking (NPR) 

published on June 3, 2011 (76 FR 

32110). For summary purposes, the 

Cincinnati Area did not meet the 75 

percent completeness criteria in three 

cases. The Northern Kentucky 

University site began operation on 

August 1, 2007, and thus did not obtain 

complete data for the first three quarters 

of 2007. This would not be considered 

an incomplete record due to it being a 

new site. Nevertheless, the average 

concentration for the remainder of 2007 

and all of 2008 and 2009 was 12.5 

micrograms per meter cubed (mg/m3). 

Scarlet Oaks School ended operation 

December 31, 2008 and Hook Field 

Airport ended operation December 31, 

2007. The Scarlet Oaks School site 

monitored an average concentration of 

14.8 mg/m3 in 2007, and an annual 

average concentration in 2008 of 13.3 

mg/m3. The Hook Field Airport site 

monitored an annual average 

concentration of 14.6 mg/m3 for 2007. 

These values are below the NAAQS. 

The complete 2010 year had not been 

certified at the time of the NPR; 

therefore, the data were not considered 

complete for 2010. All of the 2008–2010 

design values are below 15.0 mg/m3, 

except for the Murray Road site in 

Cincinnati. The Murray Road site had a 

preliminary 2008–2010 design value of 

15.1 mg/m3; however, the site was shut 

down in February of the first quarter of 

2010 due to safety issues. The partial 

first quarter of 2010 data before the 

monitor shut down showed the only 

data above the NAAQS for the 2008– 

2010 period. Approval was granted for 

the site to be shut down because the 

Carthage Fire site registered a higher 

design value and is located 

approximately a mile from the Murray 

Road site. A comparison of the 2007– 

2009 data showed the sites were well 

correlated with each other. The 

comment period closed on July 5, 2011. 

No comments were received in response 

to the NPR. 

II. What are the effects of these actions? 

This final action, in accordance with 

40 CFR 51.1004(c), suspends the 

requirements for this Area to submit 

attainment demonstrations, associated 

RACM, RFP plans, contingency 

measures, and other planning SIPs 

related to attainment of the 1997 annual 

PM2.5 NAAQS as long as this Area 

continues to meet the 1997 annual PM2.5

NAAQS. Finalizing this action does not 

constitute a redesignation of the 

Cincinnati Area to attainment for the 

1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS under 

section 107(d)(3) of the Clean Air Act 

(CAA). Further, finalizing this action 

does not involve approving 

maintenance plans for the Area as 

required under section 175A of the 

CAA, nor does it involve a 

determination that the Area has met all 

requirements for a redesignation. 

In addition, EPA is making a separate 

and independent determination that the 

Area has attained the 1997 annual PM2.5

standard by its applicable attainment 

date (April 5, 2010), thereby satisfying 

EPA’s requirement pursuant to section 

179(c)(1) of the CAA to make such a 

determination based on the Area’s air 

quality data as of the attainment date. 

III. What are EPA’s final actions? 

EPA is determining that the 

Cincinnati Area has data indicating it 

has attained the 1997 annual PM2.5

NAAQS, and additionally, that the Area 

has attained the standard by its 

applicable attainment date (April 5, 

2010). These determinations are based 

upon quality-assured, qualitycontrolled, and certified ambient air 

monitoring data showing that this Area 

has monitored attainment of the 1997 

annual PM2.5 NAAQS during the period 

2007–2009 and continues to monitor 

attainment during the 2008–2010 

period. This final action, in accordance 


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with 40 CFR 51.1004(c), will suspend 

the requirements for this Area to submit 

attainment demonstrations, associated 

RACM, RFP plans, contingency 

measures, and other planning SIPs 

related to attainment of the 1997 annual 

PM2.5 NAAQS as long as the Area 

continues to meet the 1997 annual PM2.5

NAAQS. These actions are being taken 

pursuant to section 179(c)(1) of the CAA 

and are consistent with the CAA and its 

implementing regulations. 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

These actions make a determination 

of attainment based on air quality, and 

will result in the suspension of certain 

federal requirements, and it will not 

impose additional requirements beyond 

those imposed by state law. For that 

reason, this action: 

• Are not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ subject to review by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993); 

• Do not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• Are certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• Do not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• Do not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• Are not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• Are not a significant regulatory 

action subject to Executive Order 13211 

(66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); 

• Are not subject to requirements of 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the CAA; and 

• Do not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). In 

addition, this 1997 PM2.5 clean NAAQS 

data determination for the Cincinnati 

Area does not have tribal implications 

as specified by Executive Order 13175 

(65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), 

because the SIP is not approved to apply 

in Indian country located in the state, 

and EPA notes that it will not impose 

substantial direct costs on tribal 

governments or preempt tribal law. 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the rule, to each House of the 

Congress and to the Comptroller General 

of the United States. EPA will submit a 

report containing this action and other 

required information to the U.S. Senate, 

the U.S. House of Representatives, and 

the Comptroller General of the United 

States prior to publication of the rule in 

the Federal Register. A major rule 

cannot take effect until 60 days after it 

is published in the Federal Register. 

This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, 

petitions for judicial review of this 

action must be filed in the United States 

Court of Appeals for the appropriate 

circuit by November 28, 2011. Filing a 

petition for reconsideration by the 

Administrator of this final rule does not 

affect the finality of this action for the 

purposes of judicial review nor does it 

extend the time within which a petition 

for judicial review may be filed, and 

shall not postpone the effectiveness of 

such rule or action. This action may not 

be challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. (See section 

307(b)(2)). 

For purposes of judicial review, the 

two determinations approved by today’s 

action are severable from one another. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Particulate matter, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: August 18, 2011. 

Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming, 

Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

Dated: September 12, 2011. 

Susan Hedman, 

Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows: 

PART 52—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart P—Indiana 

■ 2. Section 52.774 is amended by 

designating the existing text as 

paragraph (a) and by adding paragraph 

(b) to read as follows: 

§ 52.774 Determination of attainment. 

* * * * * 

(b) Based upon EPA’s review of the air 

quality data for the 3-year period 2007– 

2009, EPA determined that the 

Cincinnati-Hamilton, Ohio, Kentucky, 

and Indiana PM2.5 nonattainment Area 

attained the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS 

by the applicable attainment date of 

April 5, 2010. Therefore, EPA has met 

the requirement pursuant to CAA 

section 179(c) to determine, based on 

the Area’s air quality as of the 

attainment date, whether the Area 

attained the standard. EPA also 

determined that the CincinnatiHamilton, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana 

PM2.5 nonattainment Area is not subject 

to the consequences of failing to attain 

pursuant to section 179(d). 

■ 3. Section 52.776 is amended by 

adding paragraph (x) to read as follows: 

§ 52.776 Control strategy: Particulate 

matter. 

* * * * * 

(x) Determination of Attainment. EPA 

has determined, as of September 29, 

2011, that based upon 2007–2009 air 

quality data, the Cincinnati-Hamilton, 

Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, 

nonattainment Area has attained the 

1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS. This 

determination, in accordance with 40 

CFR 52.1004(c), suspends the 

requirements for this Area to submit an 

attainment demonstration, associated 

reasonably available control measures, a 

reasonable further progress plan, 

contingency measures, and other 

planning SIPs related to attainment of 

the standard for as long as this Area 

continues to meet the 1997 annual PM2.5

NAAQS. 

Subpart S—Kentucky 

■ 4. Section 52.929 is amended by 

adding paragraph (c) to read as follows: 

§ 52.929 Determination of attainment. 

* * * * * 

(c) Based upon EPA’s review of the air 

quality data for the 3-year period 2007– 

2009, EPA determined that the 

Cincinnati-Hamilton, Ohio, Kentucky, 

and Indiana PM2.5 nonattainment Area 

attained the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS 

by the applicable attainment date of 

April 5, 2010. Therefore, EPA has met 

the requirement pursuant to CAA 

section 179(c) to determine, based on 


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the Area’s air quality as of the 

attainment date, whether the Area 

attained the standard. EPA also 

determined that the CincinnatiHamilton, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana 

PM2.5 nonattainment Area is not subject 

to the consequences of failing to attain 

pursuant to section 179(d). 

■ 5. Section 52.933 is amended by 

adding paragraph (e) to read as follows: 

§ 52.933 Control Strategy: Sulfur oxides 

and particulate matter. 

* * * * * 

(e) Determination of Attainment. EPA 

has determined, as of September 29, 

2011, that based upon 2007–2009 air 

quality data, the Cincinnati-Hamilton, 

Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana nonattainment 

Area has attained the 1997 annual PM2.5

NAAQS. This determination, in 

accordance with 40 CFR 52.1004(c), 

suspends the requirements for this Area 

to submit an attainment demonstration, 

associated reasonably available control 

measures, a reasonable further progress 

plan, contingency measures, and other 

planning SIPs related to attainment of 

the standard for as long as this Area 

continues to meet the 1997 annual PM2.5

NAAQS. 

Subpart KK—Ohio 

■ 6. Section 52.1880 is amended by 

adding paragraph (o) to read as follows: 

§ 52.1880 Control strategy: Particulate 

matter. 

* * * * * 

(o) Determination of Attainment. EPA 

has determined, as of September 29, 

2011, that based upon 2007–2009 air 

quality data, the Cincinnati-Hamilton, 

Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana nonattainment 

Area has attained the 1997 annual PM2.5

NAAQS. This determination, in 

accordance with 40 CFR 52.1004(c), 

suspends the requirements for this Area 

to submit an attainment demonstration, 

associated reasonably available control 

measures, a reasonable further progress 

plan, contingency measures, and other 

planning SIPs related to attainment of 

the standard for as long as this Area 

continues to meet the 1997 annual PM2.5

NAAQS. 

■ 7. Section 52.1892 is amended by 

adding paragraph (c) to read as follows: 

§ 52.1892 Determination of attainment. 

* * * * * 

(c) Based upon EPA’s review of the air 

quality data for the 3-year period 2007– 

2009, EPA determined that the 

Cincinnati-Hamilton, Ohio-KentuckyIndiana PM2.5 nonattainment Area 

attained the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS 

by the applicable attainment date of 

April 5, 2010. Therefore, EPA has met 

the requirement pursuant to CAA 

section 179(c) to determine, based on 

the Area’s air quality as of the 

attainment date, whether the Area 

attained the standard. EPA also 

determined that the CincinnatiHamilton, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana 

PM2.5 nonattainment Area is not subject 

to the consequences of failing to attain 

pursuant to section 179(d). 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R09–OAR–2011–0561; FRL–9469–1] 

Revisions to the California State 

Implementation Plan, Santa Barbara 

Air Pollution Control District, 

Sacramento Municipal Air Quality 

Management District and South Coast 

Air Quality Management District 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final 

action to approve revisions to the Santa 

Barbara Air Pollution Control District 

(SBAPCD), Sacramento Municipal Air 

Quality Management District 

(SMAQMD) and South Coast Air 

Quality Management District 

(SCAQMD) portions of the California 

State Implementation Plan (SIP). These 

revisions concern volatile organic 

compound (VOC) emissions from 

solvent cleaning machines and solvent 

cleaning operations and oil and gas 

production wells. We are approving 

local rules that regulate these emission 

sources under the Clean Air Act as 

amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). 

DATES: This rule is effective on 

November 28, 2011 without further 

notice, unless EPA receives adverse 

comments by October 31, 2011. 

If we receive such comments, we will 

publish a timely withdrawal in the 

Federal Register to notify the public 

that this direct final rule will not take 

effect. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, 

identified by docket number EPA–R09– 

OAR–2011–0561, by one of the 

following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions. 

2. E-mail: steckel.andrew@epa.gov. 

3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel 

(Air–4), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, 

San Francisco, CA 94105–3901. 

Instructions: All comments will be 

included in the public docket without 

change and may be made available 

online at http://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided, unless the comment includes 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Information that 

you consider CBI or otherwise protected 

should be clearly identified as such and 

should not be submitted through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. http:// 

www.regulations.gov is an ‘‘anonymous 

access’’ system, and EPA will not know 

your identity or contact information 

unless you provide it in the body of 

your comment. If you send e-mail 

directly to EPA, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the public comment. 

If EPA cannot read your comment due 

to technical difficulties and cannot 

contact you for clarification, EPA may 

not be able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. 

Docket: Generally, documents in the 

docket for this action are available 

electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov and in hard copy 

at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, 

San Francisco, California. While all 

documents in the docket are listed at 

http://www.regulations.gov, some 

information may be publicly available 

only at the hard copy location (e.g., 

copyrighted material, large maps), and 

some may not be publicly available in 

either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the 

hard copy materials, please schedule an 

appointment during normal business 

hours with the contact listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adrianne Borgia, EPA Region IX, (415) 

972–3576, borgia.adrianne@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ 

and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. 

Table of Contents 

I. The State’s Submittal 

A. What rules did the State submit? 

B. Are there other versions of these rules? 

C. What is the purpose of the submitted 

rules? 

II. EPA’s Evaluation and Action 

A. How is EPA evaluating the rules? 

B. Do the rules meet the evaluation 

criteria? 


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